wary

Preposition: of

• stranger: She didn't want any further lectures from her mother about behaving like a lady on the boat, or being wary of strangers.
• pickpocket: Safety Visitors should still be wary of pickpockets, especially at night.
• emails: Be wary of emails claiming that you've won a prize.
• broker: Wary of brokers see for example for three years figure out how.
• threat: Essien is wary of the threat posed by Liverpool and believes the game will be decided by the battle in midfield.
• anyone: Be wary of anyone who just shows you pictures of ' standard ' bouquets.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

• make: The hysterical nature of the reports has made jumpers even more wary of talking to the press.

Modifies a noun

• eye: According to my sources, Rome is now keeping a more wary eye on the English Church.

Modifying Another Word

• understandably: With this kind of prurient scrutiny, female entrepreneurs are understandably wary of becoming too public.
• rightly: Many people are afraid to gather wild mushrooms, probably because they are quite rightly wary of picking poisonous ones.
• extremely: I'm also extremely wary of anything that says a popular science book reads like a good novel.
• naturally: I'm naturally wary of anyone in a suit, especially in Halfords, so assumed he was about to sell me something... .
• especially: In practice, it is sensible to be especially wary in negotiations with consultants.
• slightly: On the second book I've been slightly wary of it.

Used with adjective complement

• remain: Technical traders remained wary of any bounce in the physical market like that seen at the end of June 2004.
• seem: We still seem wary of defining Europe's identity.
• become: From the age of around seven months children can become very wary of adults, other than their parents.
• feel: You've got no reason to suspect them of doing anything wrong, but you feel wary.
• get: Better tackle and float fishing methods help keep bites coming when the fish get wary.